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Matthew Lapossie Wins CN$363,197 at Fallsview

March 14, 2014 - 10:30am

After a tough three-day battle at Fallsview Casino, Matthew Lapossie from London, Ontario, emerged victorious from the final table as the 2014 Fallsview Poker Classic WPT $5,000 Main Event champion on Monday, earning first prize of CAD $363,197.

Lapossie will forever be part of the WPT Champions Club as he etches his name onto the prestigious WPT® Champions Cup. The final table took just over nine hours to play from ten players down to a winner. Toronto’s Dylan Wilkerson collected the CAD $254,238 second-place prize and Mississauga’s Jason James finished third taking home CAD $163,439 for his efforts.

The $550 No Limit Hold’em WPT Main Event attracted an entry field of 383 players and a prize pool of CAD $1,729,510 with 45 players making the money.

The three-tournament series, which ran from February 18-24 at Fallsview Casino, featured a $1,100 and $2,500 event and saw over 1,600 tournament entries across the series with a total of CAD $3,648,558 in prize money awarded.